Corpse Party is a legendary saga of horror visual novels made in Japan that started in 1996, with a first installment that was built with RPG Maker. After more than 20 years full of excellent titles, this beloved franchise will return in 2024 with a new project called Darkness Distortion. Although it had been previously announced, XSEED Games revealed today the first trailer of this anticipated sequel and it looks very interesting!
¡Corpse Party 2: Darkness Distortion on sale later this year!
XSEED surprised everyone with the surprise release of the first trailer for Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion. This thrilling new installment full of horror, mystery and intrigue follows the story of 3 new characters: Haruka Nanami, Nemu Takanashi and Maria Hitsugi. These 3 teenage girls enter the Amare Est Vivere Hospital to verify the existence of a local urban legend known as “Ayame’s Mercy“, which unfortunately ends up being true. When they activate an age-old curse, the three girls must escape and hide in the hospital to avoid the wrath of Ayame’s vengeful spirit.
The main selling point of this new installment is its stylized 3D graphics, as we will have full control of the three protagonists to explore every corner of the hospital, both in first and third person. This new 3D gameplay perfectly complements the visual novel elements characteristic of Corpse Party, which will give us terrifying moments full of gore and blood. Even the audio was designed to fill the player with chills. The truth is that the enormous evolution of this iconic franchise is more than evident in this surprising new release. Darkness Distortion will have plenty of content, with 6 chapters and 8 additional scenarios.
However, it’s more than evident that Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion is still at an early stage of development, due to the brevity of the gameplay footage in this trailer and the fact that it has a filter that makes it look a bit blurry. Although we expect XSEED to keep revealing things about this new installment throughout the coming months, as they also confirmed that it will be released in the Fall season of 2024 (Or Spring, in the southern hemisphere) which means it will be released in the last months of the year. It will be available for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and PC.
But that’s not all because, in addition to the Standard Edition which will go for $50, XSEED Games also revealed Ayame’s Mercy Edition, which will cost $70 and will include: An Amare Est Vivere Hospital metal medical box, a 64-page art book, a candle-shaped LED lamp with blue fire, a nice lenticular art card, a copy of the game and an “Evidence Kit” containing real versions of different elements of the game, such as diary pages or hospital flyers. This is a limited edition that you can already pre-order at the official XSEED Games store.
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